Vrata — Being Determined
January 22, 2020 Notes by Aditya Mahes What is the difference for Event and movement? An event has a start and stop time. A movement has a start but no finish You need to have strength (Tapa) to have movement…
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Vrata — Being Determined
January 22, 2020 Notes by Ambika Mishra Review – Vivekji started the class with a question — what is the difference between an ‘event’ and a ‘movement’? The difference is that an event starts and it stops. A movement, on…
Bhagavan’s Grace
Vivekji started by sharing a new prayer that humanity most definitely needs today. Here’s the translation – May the multiverse be healthy and happy. May those who are agitated or mean be peaceful and cheerful. When we come across a…
Tapa — Being Strong
January 15, 2020 Notes by Ira Mehta Review of last week – Honesty is the best policy – When you’re honest, matters are much simpler This week – Value is Tapa~ being strong – Short story about Swami Chinmayananda –…
Japa – Being Honest
January 8, 2020 Notes by Dhruva Shreejay Review We started class with Vivekji asking us — Why we do what we do? 1. Dukha nivritti — absence of pain: Because we don’t want to feel bad 2. Sukha prapti — presence of peace: Because…
Preeti — Being Accepting
December 11, 2019 Notes by Dhruva Shreejay We started class with Vivekji asking us a riddle — “What do you see everywhere and helps you see everywhere?” Vivekji gave us a clue and told us you see it when you’re brushing…
Preeti — Being Accepting
December 11, 2019 Notes by Arjun Mahes Review from last week When you are most natural you are most strong. Else, you are weak This week’s value — Being Accepting 1- Acceptance is accepting whatever is in front of you.…
Gateway to Moksha
Eating is a sadhana. Even foods are categorized by gunas, like sattvik foods, tamasik foods. Eating is a culture and we are supposed to eat a balanced composition of foods. However, is this attention to food causing us to be…
Preeti — Being Accepting
We started class with Vivekji asking us a riddle — “What do you see everywhere and helps you see everywhere?” Vivekji gave us a clue and told us you see it when you’re brushing your teeth. The answer is a mirror.…
Practicing the Veda
In both Ramayana and Bhagavata, vedanta has been flowing in satsanga. Satsanga is a strange catalyst that causes us attachment that leads us towards detachment, making us independent. A common theme with Swami Chinmayananda’s teaching is to attach to the…